Gosh, it has been awhile since I wrote. Life got a little crazy there around the beginning of the month. After a long, long, long process...Mike accepted a job in Seattle (well Bellevue to be exact) and we are in the process of moving on. He starts on August 2nd, so there really isn't much time to get our heads around this. It has been interesting to hear the responses from people when we tell them we are moving to Seattle. Usually the first response is, "Is this a good move?". I'm never quite sure how to respond to that simply because we wouldn't be doing it if it wasn't a good move. I guess I can understand that some people really have no choice and they need to go where the job(s) are. This was a well thought out decision for us. I love my home, my friends and my community, but I'm just about done with our state and our education. It will be difficult to leave San Diego in the spring, but I won't miss all the brown. I can't wait to post pictures on Facebook of all the trees and grass!!! (And I know...there is a very good reason why everything is so green.)
But in all of that/this/whatever it has been fascinating to see all of our (the 4 of us) personalities come out. And now that I think about it, I think I am the only one of us that really LIKES change. Mike is doing well and is excited for his new job. Truth be told, he wasn't with us last week while we were house hunting so he has NO idea where we are going. He has seen pictures, but won't see it until he picks up the keys next Sunday. Grace is indifferent. She says she is excited, but then she starts to wonder about starting a new school and meeting new friends. She is open to change, but unsure about how it will all play out. Emma...I'm pretty sure she is not on board with this. We've been in the throws of going away activities and she keeps insisting that we are going to visit Seattle, but we are going to live in San Diego. I can tell it is going to take some time and snuggles to get her through. We did visit her new school last week which was good, but we are walking a fine line there as well. In California she makes the cutoff for kindergarten and in Washington she doesn't. We found a great Pre-K program for her that is academic. Being a second born girl means she is TOTALLY ready, but I have to admit I am relieved to not have to wonder if I should have held her back. BUT...she is adamant that she is not going to preschool anymore. So we are dealing with a semantics game that hopefully works out for the next ten months.
Change. Over the last ten months this is something that Mike and I have talked about at length. We joke about it, but we are both very aware of our personalities and predispositions to change. We balance each other out extremely well, and it helps us tremendously to have insight into our children. I don't want them to become paralyzed by the fear of change, but I also want them to be able to feel reassured knowing that they can count on many things always being the same. So maybe I should emphasize "Same is Coming" instead of "Change". I guess I just don't want "Change" to become a bad word.
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Change for me is going to be a very good thing. My new job is very exciting; the people, culture, atmosphere of T-Mobile is really amazing. I will miss some things about Sony (mainly the people), but not others (I'll leave that alone). The last week of work there many people said that I was smiling more than I have in years at work. I couldn't help it. I was very happy to be going. I feel a weight off my shoulders and less stress than I've felt in years. Granted, I start another job soon which will have stress, but I have a feeling that it will be much different. I'm excited for work and that will permeate my whole life (as a guy, that's the way it typically is). It won't be perfect there in Seattle, and I'm sure that we will have challenges, but I'm excited that we are making a move for the best that will really help our family in many ways. I'm looking forward to it!!
I am thrilled for you guys! (Insert all the gonna miss you sappy stuff here, because it's all true & quite lengthy to write...). Vic - we have already talked about how a little bit of me would love to follow you guys right up there, for much of the same reasons. A whole new world of possibilities for you! God has you in His hands and that's the only place you belong. The amazing thing is that the past 10 months or so that you and Mike have been talking about change, the doors were already opening and change was already working its way in. I think the whole pre-K business is going to work out great too. There are friends already designed just for her, for all of you. Happy trails my friend.
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